Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (IATA: LAK, ICAO: CYKD) is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The aerodrome is built on the banks of the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Location | Aklavik, NT | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 68°13′24″N 135°00′20″W / 68.22333°N 135.00556°W | ||||||||||
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In 1959, Inuvik was purposely built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health facilities, housing and an innovative public utilidor system. Aklavik remains a small traditional village that retains its connections to the land and river.
Airlines and destinations
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| North-Wright Airways | Seasonal: Inuvik[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Statistics Canada (2018), Table 23-10-0032-01 Aircraft movements, by class of operation and type of operation, airports without air traffic control towers, annual, Statistics Canada, doi:10.25318/2310003201-eng
- ^ North-Wright Airways schedule
External links
edit- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Aklavik Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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